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Could diffuse coevolution explain the generic eggshell color of the brown-headed cowbird?

The brown-headed cowbird (hereafter cowbird) is an avian brood parasite that produces an egg dissimilar to those produced by the majority of its diverse host community. The cowbird’s generic egg may result from a Jack-of-all-trades strategy; however, the evolutionary mechanisms that select for their...

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Autores principales: Hanley, Daniel, Moghaddame-Jafari, Beheshteh, Rutledge, Samantha L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8599007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34805542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoab078